The French Creek Curling Club is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization made up of amateur athletes who are passionate about the sport and strive to bring exposure to our community.
Our Mission
French Creek Curling Club’s mission is to grow and promote the game of curling in Northwestern Pennsylvania with curling leagues and opportunities to learn to curl.
Club Leadership
Board of Directors
- Jason Ramsey, interim president
- Chris Rosato Jr., treasurer
- Karen Mead, secretary
- Jesse Lavery
- Joe McIntire
Standing Committees
- Bylaws
- Finance
- Ice & Draws
- Membership
Club History
Founded in 2016, a group of enthusiastic curlers and supporters got together with the idea of bringing curling to extreme Northwestern Pennsylvania. It was a natural fit with our long winters, clubs in surrounding cities like Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, as well as lots of fun-loving people looking for friendship and activity.
The group included curlers that had been traveling to a club in Cleveland and several supporters from Allegheny College that had spent part of their academic careers in Minnesota and New York where curling clubs had been a part of the culture.
The name French Creek Curling Club was chosen as French Creek, with its own long and important history, is a significant geographic feature flowing through parts of Erie, Crawford, Venago, and Mercer Counties in Pennsylvania as well as, Chautauqua County in New York.
2016
French Creek Curling Club Founded
Club founded as a member of the Grand National Curling Club, the governing body for curling in the eastern United States.
October 2017
First “Experience Curling” Classes Held
FCCC holds its first series of “Experience Curling” classes at the Meadville Area Recreation Complex.
December 13, 2017
League Play Begins!
French Creek Curling Club’s inaugural season at Meadville Area Recreation Complex gets underway.
January 5, 2022
FCCC Expands Into Erie, PA
For the first time, French Creek Curling Club holds a second season in one year, capitalizing on an opportunity to extend our reach into Erie, PA. Our first-ever winter/spring season is held at the Flo Fabrizio Ice Center.
October 22, 2022
FCCC Begins Play at Our New Home, ERIEBANK Sports Park
After splitting time in the 2021/2022 season between the MARC (Meadville Area Recreation Complex) in Meadville and the Flo Fabrizio Ice Center in Erie, we received an extremely welcoming offer to move 2022/2023 club activities to the ERIEBANK Sports Park in Erie County. This move allows us to expand and improve our ice times, offer more curling, more flexible options for members, and engage the Erie community with more learn-to-curl opportunities.
September 22, 2023
Same Home, New Name: LECOM Sports Park
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) announced a multi-year partnership for naming rights to the LECOM Sports Park, formerly ERIEBANK Sports Park. FCCC curling leagues and learn-to-curl opportunities continue to grow.